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Tesla's competitor (discuss.tchncs.de)
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[–] [email protected] 81 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I would drive the shit out of that car

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The good news is: It's free

The bad news is: You have to compile it yourself

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Those fights with the better half over building an IKEA bookshelf will seem like child play after that.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

Those headlights look so easy to replace.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I just want a simple car. One without extraneous functions.

My old boss bought a brand new car that was in the shop for two of it's first four weeks. The issue? The capacitive touch sensor that operated the motorised glove box door was activating automatically because it was being confused by dust.

My shitty 15 year old VW's plastic glove box door has a metal latch and had never experienced this bug.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There certainly are places where technology and electronics can improve a car, but replacing one of the most basic, reliable mechanical functions such as a latch is arguably stupid. It's just adding numerous more failure points. It's form over function.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Radio/media and climate controls should not be on a f*ing touch screen either.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Yep, there are many legitimate use-cases for electronics in cars, but THIS is definitely not one of them!

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (2 children)

“i upgraded the engine and one of the wheels stopped working”

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why are you using wheels anyway? Caterpillar tracks are a more modern solution and superior in every way.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

I wonder what's the fastest you could go on tracks? Apparently a record was set in 1979 (121.9 km/h, 75 mph) and never broken since as far as i can tell, or at least Guiness doesn't seem to know anything about it.

Fellas, we need a tank, a couple V8 engines, and a case of beer

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Your cardan.shaft is out of date, the interface for the wheels changed.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For those who, like me, wanted to know more about the real photo from which this was shopped: it's a 19-year-old Chinese student called Zhu Zhenlin driving his homemade solar car in 2012.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't know man. Looks like something I'd buy.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There actually exists an open source community for reverse-engineering EV motors, inverters, battery charging modules, BMS, and everything else necessary to build a DIY car from scrapyard components: https://openinverter.org/wiki/Main_Page

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just want that front plate.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

is there a theme to make it look like a tesla though?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Ricing has come full circle.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago

You joke but I don't want modern cars because of the proprietary software.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (10 children)

I'd drive the shit out of that around town

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Great car, the only one I'd consider driving! But would make my own fork with rearview mirrors first.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

Please post source code, i want one

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

well it certainly won't cost eighty fucking thousand dollars

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think Stallman would rather do GNU/Ebike and GNU/PublicTransit

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

GNU/Amsterdam

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Freedom comes with a price.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

"+libre"

Rip lol

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Still probably runs better than the stupid ass car I'm stuck with right now lol.

[–] walkercricket 13 points 1 year ago

Honestly, if it's cheap enough, I'd definitely buy it

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Who's the wizard in the driver's seat

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Some say that's the image of God

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

This made me chuckle, thank you, I need it today.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

I'd download this!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Looks like a car from CDDA.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Torvalds Motors

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I overclocked it and got an extra 4 FPS! Woot!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

ngl, would rather drive that than a Tesla

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

"Not car. Actually, it's GNU/Car." What precedes this is the sound of thousands of glasses being adjusted.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol is that Stallman in there?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I wish I could improve my car for free

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